Australia vs Netherlands: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Australia
79,796 number
in 1997
Netherlands
87,929 number
in 2018
Australia rank
47th
Netherlands rank
45th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197119942018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 87,929 number against 79,796 number in Australia, a difference of 8,133 number.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 196 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 53,162 number 24,121 number 29,042 number Australia
1980s 67,137 number 29,637 number 37,500 number Australia
1990s 72,340 number 35,241 number 37,100 number Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Australia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 87,929 number against 79,796 number in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Australia and Netherlands?
8,133 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1994.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Australia ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.